Burning Of Smyrna (1922)

[@6jack6metal6]

thanks to whoever uploaded this content. one of those children is my great-grandfather

[@katyu16]

My Great Aunt Helen Mackey worked for the YMCA in Smyrna and was there during this catastrophe. She told me of untold misery.

[@jpkaramanolis]

So many people claim Greeks burnt down their homes which is the stupidest thing... My grandfather was told by his father that they one day would return to their home and all that was temporary... A few years before he died we visited to see where their house used to be and it was a flat, which made my grandfather cry... Greeks thought they would return one day, they had no reason to burn their own properties, its the dumbest thing someone can say

[@livewire-wt]

The Turks didn't need to burn the whole city to the ground to seize your precious jewels and real estate. If you are not an idiot, you may perceive that the soldiers of the victorious army do not need to do this. If they had such a purpose, instead of burning the city, the soldiers with a 1-meter rifle in their hands would have broken into your door, robbed you, seized your valuables, killed you, and left with ease. no army burns "its" land after it has "own" recaptured it. because it is not even necessary. watch the video again. You will see your own stupidity. The stupidity of people who think they deserve all of Anatolia. And you didn't get the bullshit you said from your late grandfather, but from the propaganda bullshit you parroted from your elementary school teachers.

[@barseraydn7308]

But the Army had a reason. They used scorched earth on Asia Minor, why dont they use it to slow down Turkish Army while they are entering on İzmir/Symrna? Also one day we will return rhetoric was used to give hope for kids to calm them. Everyone using this rhetoric time to time. We cant be realy sure who burnt İzmir. Greeks? Possible. Turks? Possible. Armenians? Possible. We can only know that city was destroyed after this fire.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@barseraydn7308 the city went up in flames 4 days after the turks took it.

[@hanimuzer5282]

Shut up liar

[@okk2776]

@@pecadodeorgullo5963 not true lmao, it all happened on the same day

[@mrspare4460]

To the many commenters saying that the Greek army set the fires (even though the Greek Navy had already disembarked and left by the time the fire started)... You may find that up for debate, as some may find the fact that the retreating Greek army burned Manisa up for debate. What nobody can debate is the fact that the majority of the people affected or murdered were innocent people who were just trying to live their lives in what had long been a multi-cultural city. This also cannot be denied: The Greek army didn't gouge out the eyes of Metropolitan Chrysostomos and drag him through the streets with horses, the Greek army didn't set up machine gun posts to contain the refugees on either side of the quay side, trapping them between the fires and the ocean. The Greek army didn't deport all Greek and Armenian males to the interior of Turkey and condemn most of them to death. So claiming Turkish innocence in the whole affair is not only incorrect, it's also absurd. Saying that: It's not the fault of Turkish people that they have been brought up and educated in a system of propaganda and lies, with little access to verifiable historical sources. So try to be kind when dealing with some commenter's lack of understanding and blind allegiance. They're the product of Nationalistic whitewashing of history, and if anything this should provide some insight into have the problems of 1922 have hardly diminished.

[@ersgtr3421]

This time probably not Greek army but Armenian irregulars who didn’t want to leave useful property. Greek army set fires on other cities Alasehir Salihli Turgutlu just one day before this one so that’s why people have this perspective.

[@yakupkeser385]

Article 59 - Greece recognizes the obligation to repair the damages caused by the actions of the Greek Army or administration in Anatolia contrary to the laws of war. On the other hand, Turkey absolutely renounces any demands against the Greek Government regarding repairs, taking into account the monetary situation of Greece arising from the prolongation of the war and its consequences. Article 59 of the international Treaty of Lausanne.This treaty was signed by Venizelos and the Greek delegation and was accepted in the Greek parliament. Why Venizelos and the Greek delegation did not mention the Izmir fire.? May September 19, 1919, came to Izmir, the Greek High Commissioner Aristides Stergiadis, who left on September 25, 1922, why didn't he say "The Turks burned Izmir "?Stergiadis has also written a book on this subject.There is also a report from the Serbian Izmir fire brigade director, an Austrian citizen.There are countless cities and villages that were burned by the Greeks.Among the buildings burned by the Greeks are the Onassis' farmhouses.If you want, I will also write Onassis's sister Maria/MAKBULE

[@dirckthedork-knight1201]

Don't mind them they are brainwashed

[@alkyoni9891]

This does not justify them

[@alkyoni9891]

@@dirckthedork-knight1201 We do mind These brainwashed may cause further damage in the future regarding Aegean sea and the islands.We must always keep an eye on them

[@derfred1262]

My great great grandfather was a pontian merchant there and paid for so many to board boats safely

[@sl3y5]

If his friends hadn't fired the izmir. Your grandfather wouldn't have had to get on the boat...

[@thomass7485]

@@sl3y5 They would still have had to get on the boat because of the marauding Turkish irregulars harassing the population there.

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

your great great grandfather surely missed the most epic barbecue party ever 💩🇬🇷🐀🐀🐀🔥🔥🔥☠️☠️☠️ 🤔🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@Lvisredalin]

@@1943_kalavryta_pest_control Atleast they ain't monkeydonian or FYROM

[@kirstycollins4850]

I heard so many terrible stories from my Greek family members and others. Thank you for sharing the Pathe movie. It's hard to believe those British and American ships could sit there watching and do nothing for nearly 30 days of slaughter. Like so many genocides, there are always witnesses who do nothing. I'm glad my family were lucky enough to get to Australia.

[@Greecosoph]

In all of Turkey there is not a single town and village that they founded themselves...

[@immortal2534]

Turks say nonsense that Greeks and Armenians set the fire, there was no way that happened becouse every Greek thought that they would turn back to Smyrna, to their homes, they thought that they would stay to Greece for a while and then they would return, i heard stories that they hide all their jewelleries to their houses so they can find their fortune when they would turn back (some Turks got lucky and Found them when they took the Greek's houses) so they had no reason to start a fire. And that's not only for Smyrna, every single Greek from Asia minor and the black sea thought so, they thought that they would turn back

[@mahzaleyli4267]

i read one of the greek's memories in 1922 in İzmir. he is saying when the fire came up other Armenians and greeks set fires from their houses because of they heard turks are coming and they dont wanna live under the turkish gov. also the brtis consules are in this huge fire too. If we are only talking about in Izmir, it doesnt matter turks or other civilization start the fire. but as a turkish we all aware of that from the 26 august to 18th september while greek people are running from turks they set all the houses on fire. In Manisa, Eskişehir, Bilecik, Kütahya. If you have some general knowladges about the wars when you understand that youre losing then you start to try stalling. archives are saying only in Manisa +8000 houses burnt by greeks. so its not a big surprise if greeks could do that. im really sorry for who is innocent tho. but i never forget and forgive this horrifying war. i hope we never been in this condition with greeks and armeanians again. its too painful for both sides.

[@immortal2534]

@@mahzaleyli4267 well nobody can be sure who started the fire, it may were the Greeks, the Turks, the Armenians probably will never find the truth but i speak for the refugees as i heard from them, they all said that they thought they would return back to their homes one day

[@mahzaleyli4267]

@@immortal2534 Actually we made a pact with Greek after the war which contains people exchanging. but you know they never coming back again and Turkish people who was living in the Greek gov. they don't wanna leave from their house too.

[@TopSaint]

@@mahzaleyli4267 Low in behold there's a video of youtube about an old woman from Greece that had experienced this horrible Burning of Smyrna and as everyone else she said the exact same thing "My parents and i were on the last boat and swam all the way to Xios so as not to be a casualty of the Burning Of Smyrna,caused by the Turkish troops which was ordered by Mustafa Kemal." But i guess with more controversy about this disaster we'll never know until there are secret photos and videos of who actually did it.

[@Σοβαρευτείτε]

The American College of Greece was transferred in Athens from Smyrna.

Alaşehir' i de aynen İzmir gibi kaçarken ateşe vermişler. Yakılmayan ev kalmamış.

[@mahmutkiraz5630]

İzmir'i yakanın Sakallı Nurettin Paşa'nın askerleri olduğu söylenir, Yunanlılar değil.

@@mahmutkiraz5630 Yok. O kadar da kendi ülkesini yakacak kadar zalim olamazlar. Bu iddiayı daha önce hiç duyulmadı. Kanıt var mı? Ama yunanın Alaşehir' i yaktığını herkes biliyor. Alaşehir i yakan yunan İzmir i de yakmıştır.

[@mahmutkiraz5630]

@ O zamanlar İzmir'in nüfusunun hatırı sayılır bir kesimi gayrimuslimmiş. Rumlar, Ermeniler, Levantenler... Gavur İzmir tabirini duymuşsunuzdur. İzmir'in bu kozmopolit yapısına bir gönderme. Sakallı Nurettin Paşa İzmir'in bu sözünü ettiğim gayrimüslim halkını kaçırtmak için özellikle yaktırmış şehri. Şu anda size ayaküstü kanıt gösteremem çünkü yoldayım. Ama eminim ki küçük bir araştırmayla bu konuda pek çok şey bulabilirsiniz.

[@vamosbien3578]

Hocam ben Kemalpaşalıyım.Dedelerimizden çok hikaye dinledim ama en kötü hasarı Alaşehire vermişler. Kan dondurucu bir katliam yapmışlar şerefsizler

[@temizliktenezildim3159]

İzmiri ermeniler ve yunanlılar yakmışlardır. Atatürk yangınlara müdahale edilmesini istememiştir. Çünkü rumlar ve ermenilerin şehri terk etmesini hızlandırmak istemiştir. Atatürk hükümet konağında şu sözü söylemiştir "bırakın yaksınlar yıksınlar daha iyisini yapıcaz "

[@hasanreisdenizel4132]

İts so sad..from the humanty point ofwiew

[@Muuu-x7h]

İt is said that Armenian fire fighters burned İzmir (Smyrne).

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Disgusting atrocity

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

the greatest power of greek & south cypriot militaries is their extreme diligence to edit wikipedia articles 🤔🙄🤭😂🤣

[@victor-ri6wv]

while the greatest power of a monkeydonian🇲🇰 ,is to have access to the internet (regards from Bucharest 🇹🇩)

[@revniiu2562]

اللي جاي من انت وطني يصف جنبي 😭

[@hichemzerari3511]

انا من الجزاير و أنت من وين؟

[@turkiyekapitalistpartisi]

What is İzmir, what is Smyrna(i)? There is Σμύρνη!

[@Hnrcckl]

Evil destroys itself. The wind was from the sea when fire was set, the fire was plotted to advance towards the east where th Turks used to live, but then suddenly southern winds came and obviously fire went to the north where the non Turks used to live. I advice the curious read the report(s) of the us embassy in Izmir too.

[@ntomatas1]

A six year old child would laugh at that claim yet you seem to believe it.

[@ArmenianBishop]

@@ntomatas1 Some of them are sociopathic liars, hedging their bet to deceive with stupid soundbite comments, like that one dredged up by Onur.

[@PatroitSongChannel]

@@ntomatas1 pay debt Greek Schulden bezahlen griechisch

[@ntomatas1]

@@PatroitSongChannel send IBAN

[@Ibrahim-yu7xg]

aynen öyle oldu bende çok araştırdım ermeni ve Rum ceteleri organize bir şekilde yaktılar

[@yakupkeser385]

Article 59 - Greece recognizes the obligation to repair the damages caused by the actions of the Greek Army or administration in Anatolia contrary to the laws of war. On the other hand, Turkey absolutely renounces any demands against the Greek Government regarding repairs, taking into account the monetary situation of Greece arising from the prolongation of the war and its consequences. Article 59 of the international Treaty of Lausanne.This treaty was signed by Venizelos and the Greek delegation and was accepted in the Greek parliament. Why Venizelos and the Greek delegation did not mention the Izmir fire.? May September 19, 1919, came to Izmir, the Greek High Commissioner Aristides Stergiadis, who left on September 25, 1922, why didn't he say "The Turks burned Izmir "?Stergiadis has also written a book on this subject.There is also a report from the Serbian Izmir fire brigade director, an Austrian citizen.There are countless cities and villages that were burned by the Greeks.Among the buildings burned by the Greeks are the Onassis' farmhouses.If you want, I will also write Onassis's sister Maria/MAKBULE

[@hichemzerari3511]

I am not Turk. I am arab of Algeria and i have a question: you didnt ask yourself why turks who accepted greek and armenian presence for more than ten centuries of coexistence would suddenly evacuate them? What was the reasons? And why turks who already won their city back would burn it?!. If you are neutral and reasonable you should know that greeks incited by british and french had massacred turks in greece bulgaria romania and balkans. Armenians incited by russia killed turks. Greeks invaded turkey and arbored greek flag in izmir smyrna. What do you expect turks to do? Offer the greeks soldiers some roses or maybe their wifes?. Another fact: the greek retreating army who knew that turks would take back the city greek army set fire in houses to avoid turks take benefit of te houses and so the fire spread also to turkish sections due to wind. Remember that before navarin battle 1827 more than half of greece population was muslim. Muslims were slaughtered brutally and mosques burned or made churches. The west approved the extermination of muslim saying greece took back their land. Ok same logic: turks took back their city from greek army. But with one diffrence : turks didnt kill armenians and greeks like the christians did to muslims. Turks simply evacuated greek soldiers. And please dont lie. Only the retreating destroys because the winning army would never burn its land. Greeks destroyed and burned houses preferring not to leave them for the turk. Turk army didnt need to burn their prestigious and admirable city because they already won as the greek fron collapsed. When turk soldiers entered izmir they found their city devastated by the christian-set fire. Turks dudnt evacuate the christians. The christians escaped the fire to the beach. And when the turkish army came they gave bread to the population on the land.

[@seancharles1]

you are so ignorant people

[@hichemzerari3511]

@@seancharles1 you accuse me of ignorance without proof. Me estas acusando de ignorancia sin pruebas. Gracias por la insulta. Esto muestra muy bien tus atributos

[@lubimustermanni610]

@@seancharles1 stupido

[@xr1istopoulos]

Listen to me the fire started at the Armenian section and they were throwing gasoline so it would reach the Greek section and burn it down to ashes

[@hichemzerari3511]

@@lubimustermanni610 gracias por tu segunda insulta. Esto muestra tu civilización y educación.

[@coulisbar]

Long live Greek Smyrni! We will be back! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@bestroller7461]

Smyrni an authentic greek city !!!

[@volkanO34]

Jou May kim back ALS a human you even May settle you in anatolie but with respect to ich others

[@Mttwsmth]

Лол бывает

[@ayoubzoufri2003]

Greeks swim

[@CommieRaptor]

One day you will swim like they

[@DoubleAAce]

@@CommieRaptor like they? Good English. Also what is a Russian doing in these comment sections?

[@CommieRaptor]

@@DoubleAAce The same as you under non-turkish video)

[@__-zq3xn]

You are a monster with no heart

[@zuulthemonster3222]

Turks run (remember Thessaloniki and Tripolitsa) 😂

[@hoboplay6703]

After all,it was Turkish territory.

[@Stelios_AB]

No, it was greek and it will be greek forever. Where the turks come from, hm? Tell me! The greeks had lived since ever there and it will be greek forever.

[@andrewfoy4737]

@@Stelios_AB Greek belong in the past

[@pickacard4474]

It was Greek from the ancient times 😂

[@andrewfoy4737]

@@pickacard4474 Greek was invented in 1820

[@andrewfoy4737]

@@pickacard4474 what about the hitties

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

feta cheese 💩🇬🇷🧀 is the most advanced product of greek science & technology in the 21st century 😂🤣

[@TopSaint]

You guys are and always will be under ours and Bulgaria's shadow when it comes to historical facts. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΊΑ ΞΑΚΟΥΣΤΗ

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

@@TopSaint greek army = coward army who: a) cowardly ran away from smyrna in 1922 b) cowardly left smyrna's greek civilians behind 💩🇬🇷 🤣🤣🤣

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

@@TopSaint greeks' most favorite jobs: 1) tourist-waiter 2) feta-cheese factory worker 3) olive-oil factory worker 4) donkey-trainer for tourist-ride 5) labor of the chinese COSCO company in piraeus port 🤔🤭🤣

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

@@TopSaint the queue in front of κοινωνική κουζίνα (social kitchen) in greece is getting longer and longer, especially during winter time when greeks become jobless again after tourists' holiday season ends 🤔🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@1943_kalavryta_pest_control]

@@TopSaint greece = county which heavily depends on foreign debts and very cheap tourism 🤔🤭🤣

[@koses5585]

Les Turcs ne peuvent pas incendier leur propre patrie soyons logique ce sont les Grecs qui sont mis le feu pour ne rien laisser derrière puisqu'ils ont perdu la bataille ils sont partis humilier

[@13me5]

Et pourquoi seuls les quartiers grecs et arméniens ont ete brules et non les quartiers turcs ?